Tasting in Valdosta August 27

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Valdostans: Come to  Titletown Tasting to benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia August 27. The evening of light appetizers, spirits and mingling will be held from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at The Loft — above City Market. Tickets are $35 per person for the third annual event. Click here for more information.

 

Plan on Joe’s seafood June 16th

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Join your area law enforcement as they serve up seafood at all five Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks on Thursday, June 16th. Dine out for our athletes and help support your local officers as they wait on you! All tips received by the cops goes directly back to SOGA.  Click here for more information.
Douglasville: 2868 Chapel Hill Road (Douglasville Police Department)
Duluth: 1590 Pleasant Hill Road (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
Kennesaw: 2501 Cobb Place Blvd (Kennesaw Police Department)
Morrow: 1965 Mt. Zion Road  (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)
Stone Mountain: 4300 Highway 78 (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Summer Games 2011: Results

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The results are in! Here’s how the  athletes did at the 2011 Special Olympics GA Summer Games at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations to all our Special Olympics Georgia athletes!

Aquatics

10 meter assisted
15 meter flotation
15 meter unassisted
15 meter walk
25 meter flotation
25 meter backstroke
25 meter breaststroke
25 meter butterfly
25 meter free-style
50 meter backstroke
50 meter breaststroke
50 meter butterfly
50 meter free-style
100 meter backstroke
100 meter free-style
100 meter individual medley
200 meter free-style
4×25 free-style relay
4×25 unified relay

Athletics/Track and Field

Pentathlon
Running Long Jump
Standing Long Jump
Shotput – Men
Shotput – Women
Softball Throw
Tennis Ball Throw
10 meter assisted walk
25 meter walk
50 meter dash
50 meter walk
100 meter dash
100 meter walk
200 meter dash
400 meter run
400 meter walk
800 meter run
10 meter wheelchair manual race
25 meter wheelchair manual race
25 meter motorized obstacle
30 meter motorized slalom
50 meter motorized slalom
4×100 meter unified relay
4×100 relay

Badminton

Skills
Singles

Flag Football

Traditional
Unified Team

Football (Soccer) Skills

Skills

Football (Soccer) Team

Traditional Team
Unified Team

Gymnastics

Group Rhythmic Ball
Rhythmic All-Around
Rhythmic All-Around (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Ball
Rhythmic Ball (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Clubs
Rhythmic Hoop
Rhythmic Hoop (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Ribbon
Rhythmic Ribbon (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Rope
Rhythmic Rope (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic All-Around
Unified Rhythmic All-Around (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Ball
Unified Rhythmic Ball (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Clubs
Unified Rhythmic Hoop
Unified Rhythmic Hoop (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Ribbon
Unified Rhythmic Ribbon (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Rope
Unified Rhythmic Rope (Level A&B)

Table Tennis

Skills
Singles

Tennis

Skills
Singles and Doubles

Volleyball Team

Unified Team
Modified Team
Traditional Team

Handcuffed: Officers cuffed to treadmills June 4

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Watch Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department officers  while they are handcuffed to a moving treadmill for eight hours or until  their fundraising goal is reached June 4 at Wal-Mart.  And to encourage them to keep walking or running, make a donation to support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia. 

Wal-Mart is located at 3250 Sardis Church Road, Buford. The event, called Cuffed for a Cause, will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
Other Cuffed for a Cause dates are

June 11th – Cobb County Police Department – Town Center Mall, Kennesaw
June 25th – Canton Police Department – Its a Grind, 104 Prominence Pointe Parkway
TBD – Dunwoody Police Department
TBD-Gwinnett County Police Department – Wal-Mart; 3795 Buford Drive, Buford

Be served by law enforcement at Joe’s June 16

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Join your area law enforcement as they serve up seafood at all five Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks on Thursday, June 16th. Dine out for our athletes and help support your local officers as they wait on you! All tips received by the cops goes directly back to SOGA. Also print out this coupon to bring with you and 10 percent of your bill comes back to SOGA as well. Thanks to the generosity of Joe’s Crab Shack! This is your chance to get to know your local law enforcement and see them serving, dancing and maybe even singing! A night to not be missed!

Be sure to visit the following locations:
Douglasville: 2868 Chapel Hill Road (Douglasville Police Department)
Duluth: 1590 Pleasant Hill Road (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
Kennesaw: 2501 Cobb Place Blvd (Kennesaw Police Department)
Morrow: 1965 Mt. Zion Road  (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)
Stone Mountain: 4300 Highway 78 (Gwinnett County Police Department)

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Wednesday: Chili’s for a meal and for Special Olympics Georgia

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Wednesday, May 25, Chili’s Restaurants in the metro area will give SOGA 10 percent back on anything you spend for lunch or dinner.  Each location has a takeout door — you can bring something home to your family AND help Special Olympics Georgia!  So treat yourself on Wednesday to a nice meal out BUT you must bring the flyer. This promotion is good at all Metro Chili’s except
Airport, Discover Mills and Statesboro.

Watch for the torch relay near you

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Check out the torch relay near your town as law enforcement officers run the Flame of Hope across the state ending May 20 at the Opening  Ceremony of State Summer Games where an officer and an athlete light the cauldron. Officers carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of State Winter, Summer, and Fall Games each year. The top five fundraising departments have the honor of carrying in the Flame of Hope during these games and lighting the cauldron.

Support your local law enforcement officers as they run with the torch through your city through May 20th.  Click here to download the full detailed schedule.

For the State Summer Games schedule and more information, click here.

For the press release about State Summer Games, click here.

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Mark your Nov. calendar for Busse Golf

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Registration is now available for the 16th Annual Bob Busse Golf Tournament at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta Nov. 7.
This year, expect a great game of golf along with golf-course prizes, door prizes, a silent auction and wonderful reception all for the great cause of supporting Special Olympics Georgia and our inspirational athletes.

Complete the registration form and email it back to Jennifer Daniell or mail it to the Special Olympics Georgia office at 4000 Dekalb Technology Parkway, Suite 400, Building 400, Atlanta, GA 30340 or fax to 770-216-8339

Click here for the registration form

About Bob Busse:
Robert G. “Bob” Busse has devoted over 30  years of volunteer service to Special Olympics Georgia. From 1977-1984, he served as President and Executive Director of one of the organization’s most successful fundraising campaigns, The Lady Tara LPGA Golf Tournament. He was a member of the SOGA Board of Directors 1986-1999 and has tirelessly provided leadership-holding the offices of President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Secretary. He was an honored recipient in 2002 at the Channel 11 Community Service Awards for his dedication to Special Olympics.